MARLENE D. ‘DICKY’ SPRAGUE FORT FAIRFIELD – Marlene D. “Dicky” Sprague, 72, wife of the late Jack E. Sprague Sr., died Thursday morning, Feb. 15, 2007, at a Presque Isle health care facility, after an extended illness. She was born Oct. 4, 1934, in Presque Isle, the daughter of Harold S. and Dorothea W. (Brayson) Shaw. Dicky was a graduate of Presque Isle High School, Class of 1953, and was married to Jack E. Sprague Sr. in March 1969. She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Fort Fairfield, a member of the Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the D.A.R.E. Program. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Sprague was predeceased by her husband, Jack, Feb. 18, 1982; and one brother, Frederick O. Shaw. She is survived by two sons, Horace H. Higgins III and his wife, Caroline, of Roswell, Ga., and Kelley Sprague and his wife, Betty, of Laconia, N.H.; one daughter, Richalene Thibeau of Presque Isle; three stepsons, Claude L. Sprague of Atlanta, Gordon Sprague and his wife, Solange, of Norwich, Conn., and Jack E. Sprague Jr. and his wife, Michelle, of Cape Elizabeth; two stepdaughters, Audrey Tarvin of Marietta, Ga., and Cynthia Beaulieu and her husband, Gerald, of Fort Fairfield; two sisters, Marcelyn Carter and her husband, Wendell, and Marilyn Lennon and her husband, Reuben, all of Presque Isle; five grandchildren; several stepgrandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Friends may call 7-9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at Dorsey Funeral Home, 144 Main St., Fort Fairfield. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Dorsey Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Babin officiating. Spring interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery, Fort Fairfield. A time of fellowship with refreshments will take place immediately after the funeral service at the VFW Paul Lockhart Post No. 6187, Presque Isle Street, Fort Fairfield. Those who choose may contribute in memory of Mrs. Sprague to the American Cancer Society, New England Division, One Main Street, Suite 300, Topsham, ME 04086. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
MARLENE D. ‘DICKY’ SPRAGUE
